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A man who drives a Nissan GT-R in Singapore has piqued everyone's curiosity after he was asked what he did for a living and he replied without skipping a beat that he is a Grab driver, as well as a Lalamove delivery man.

A TikTok of the impromptu Q&A was put up on March 6.

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The clip showed the person behind the camera accosting the driver along Aliwal Street just as the person driving had parked his Japanese high-performance sports car and was opening his door.

The cameraman could be heard off-camera politely requesting to find out what the driver did for his day job.

The exchange went like this:

Cameraman: Hi, do you mind if I asked what you do for a living?

Driver: I'm just a Grab driver bro.

Cameraman: Really?!

What's the best financial advice that you can give to someone who's like 20?

Driver: Save oftenly.

Don't just spend your money. Spend it wisely.

Give it to your parents.

Cameraman: Oh, I don't have parents, man.

To that the driver said: "Give others who need it."

Claimed to be Lalamove driver

The video with many quick cuts then appeared to show an outtake where the driver was asked if he was really a Grab driver.

In response, the driver said: "Lalamove."

The cameraman pressed on: "But then how do you afford a GT-R?"

The driver replied, while opening the car boot: "You need to save, seriously. You got a long way to go. You can save a lot of money."

The cameraman then realised the driver was unloading a trolley from the boot as he was in the midst of a delivery.

The cameraman said: "Oh sh*t. You actually do Lalamove."

Responses

Responses to the video were wide-ranging, with many expressing admiration, while as many others who were sceptical -- but they appeared as if they wanted to believe what the driver said was true as it gave them hope.

One commenter claimed the driver is a business owner who has a few gigs going for him, and added that he is a humble person.

Other comments said the advice about saving money and spending wisely was good, but felt it was difficult to justify buying a Nissan GT-R in Singapore as such vehicles are very expensive with high depreciation.

Blowing money on such a car after saving up did not appear wise, they added.

A Nissan GTR on the market -- for example, a COE car with close to 10 years of COE lifespan -- is about S$408,000 now.

Such TikToks making waves all over the world

This trend of stopping people in their tracks, especially those who drive fancy cars, to ask what they do for a living, has been a thing, especially in the United States and on TikTok.

Reactions to such videos globally have generally been positive, as it provided an unusual and rare glimpse into what the rich do for a living.

Many who answer candidly on camera said they were in the real estate business, dabbled in tech start-ups, or were generally white collar professionals, such as lawyers or doctors.

In quite a number of instances, some of the drivers will drive off coldly without entertaining questions.

Such genuine reactions make great short video fodder.

Problems have arisen from such clips

However, such clips have also been panned as they highlight conspicuous inequality.

The most unfortunate incident that has come to light so far occurred in September 2022.

Former Apple's vice president of procurement Tony Blevins made a crude joke when asked on TikTok what he did for a living as he pulled up in his Mercedes.

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His reply was brash and full of braggadocio, as he said: "I have rich cars, play golf and fondle big-breasted women, but I take weekends and major holidays off."

The video, which has 2 million views and counting, was flagged to Apple's human resources team by multiple employees, leading to an internal investigation.

Six direct reports and hundreds of employees were removed from Blevins' management following the TikTok's appearance, according to Bloomberg.

Apple subsequently pursued an investigation into the exec's conduct, which saw Blevins resign eventually.

He later claimed in a statement to Bloomberg that his remarks were a reference to a quote from the 1981 movie "Arthur".

A character said in the movie: "I race cars, play tennis and fondle women, but I have weekends off and I am my own boss."

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